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Jun19Fri202019:45 CANCELLED – Ayton Meeting – TBC ... @ Ayton Village HallCANCELLED – Ayton Meeting – TBC ... @ Ayton Village HallJun 19 @ 19:45 – 21:30MEETING CANCELLED Friday 19 June 2020 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Topic TBC: It is traditional that the last meeting of the year before the AGM is member focused, if anyone has any suggestions for a theme for the meeting … Continue readingJul5Sun202010:30 Dalby Explorer Day 2020 @ Dalby Forest Visitors CentreDalby Explorer Day 2020 @ Dalby Forest Visitors CentreJul 5 @ 10:30 – 16:00S&RAS members will be at the Dalby Explorer Day on Sunday 5th July 2020, 10:30 – 16:00. The theme this year is “Communication”. Weather permitting we will have Solar scopes set up for safe solar viewing as well as opening … Continue readingJul17Fri202019:45 Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 1... @ Ayton Village HallAnnual General Meeting (AGM) – 1... @ Ayton Village HallJul 17 @ 19:45 – 21:45Review of the 2019/20 year, elections of the committee and voting on any other business. The meeting takes place at Ayton Village Hall, East Ayton. There will be no guest speaker or astronomy presentation at this meeting. If anyone would … Continue readingAug20Thu2020all-day StarFest 2020 @ Adderstone Field, Dalby ForestStarFest 2020 @ Adderstone Field, Dalby ForestAug 20 – Aug 24 all-day
19th Annual StarFest Thursday 20th August – Mon 24th August 2020 Adderstone Field, Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire Details of the 2020 event will be available soon Ephemeris
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Tag Archives: Scouts
A Busy Time In The Forest
The society had a busy time in Dalby Forest over the first weekend of May with two separate events. The first of these was on Friday 2nd May when society secretary Andy Exton FRAS visited the 1st Scarborough Scouts at … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Scarborough, Andy Exton FRAS, Dalby Explorer Day, Dalby Forest, Galil, Jupiter, Mars, Moon, Scouts, solar observing, Sun
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Cloudy skies for 6th December public stargazing
Friday 6th December saw the monthly stargazing evening in Dalby Forest. The skies looked hopeful despite a mixed forecast whilst society members were setting up their equipment in the Low Dalby courtyard but before the evening started, the skies completely … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Community Resource Centre, Dalby Forest, Gemini, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Millthorpe School, Neil Graham, Orion, Public Observing, Scouts, Taurus, telescopes, York Ebor Explorer Scouts
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SARAS visit the 1st Scarborough Scouts at their group camp in Dalby Forest
On the evening of Friday 10th May 2013 society members Andy Exton FRAS and Bob Christy FBIS visited the 1st Scarborough Scout group at their annual camp in Dalby Forest for an evening of astronomy. Andy and Bob set up … Continue reading
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Tagged Adderstone Field, Andy Exton FRAS, Bob Christy, Cubs, Dalby Forest, Jupiter, Moorcock Meadow, Satellites, Saturn, Scouts, Starfest, telescope
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1st Scarborough Scouts make start on astronomer badges
Friday 22nd February saw Andy Exton FRAS attend 1st Scarborough Scouts on Maple Drive in Scarborough to assist the scouts with their astronomer activity badges. Unfortunately, as seems to be the norm, the night was clouded out along with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Celestron, constellations, Galaxies, Nebulae, Planets, Plough, Polaris, Reflector, Refractor, Satellites, Scouts, Skywatcher, stars, telescope, Ursa Major
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Thornton le Dale scouts start work on their astronomer badge
On Tuesday 12th February Thornton le Dale scout troop were visited by society secretary Andy Exton FRAS to start work on their astronomer activity badge. The scout group meet in Dalby Forest in the Community Resource Centre so this was … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Dalby Forest, Deep sky objects, Planets, Scouts, Solar System, Thornton le Dale
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